Re: Blake Austin : Sat May 04, 2019 9:13 pm  

Rupert Slazenger wrote:

Seem to remember Saints fans creaming their pants over Ben Barba about this time last year , that ended well .

(For me), different kettle of fish entirely from Barba, and Sandow for that matter. So far, so extremely good. Austin seems to have his head in the right place.

Not trying to be a Wire troll, but he is fantastic. He puts the defensive hits in as well. Apparently he’s the quickest over 30m in the whole Wire squad. He’s the player we’ve wanted, for so many years to replace Briers and more,

Re: Blake Austin : Sat May 04, 2019 11:51 pm  

Can only echo Gazwire.
He's in SL for the right reasons and he's been thoroughly professional about the move.
He's really is an asset for the game....unlike Sandow and Barba who were in it for themselves and their own naughty boy cameo ego trip...I'm sure Austin will fit in along with legends we still remember fondly, the likes of Brett Kenny, Peter Stirling, Mal Meninga, Allan Langer and RFU convert Jiffy Davis.
I always hated Wigan and Saints but I went to watch Meninga and Kenny play, not just against Wire but other teams...because they were great to watch and good for our game. And so many older fans of other clubs that went to watch Warrington, not because of Warrington but because of Bevan...120k+(102k official) fans at a Wednesday evening replay.

If we didn't have the luxury of Sky TV...and if Austin was playing for Wigan...I'd go the odd game just to see him play.

Re: Blake Austin : Mon May 06, 2019 9:47 pm  

warrior1872 wrote:

We will get to see how brave the disciplinary are over the 3 strikes to the head of matautia committed by Austin as he should be banned for the cup tie and maybe more

Yes, he's banned for the rest of the season.

Re: Blake Austin : Tue May 07, 2019 3:08 am  

MorePlaymakersNeeded wrote:

Yes, he's banned for the rest of the season.

Ooh a smart booty how long did it take you to come up with that

Re: Blake Austin : Tue May 07, 2019 3:57 pm  

Was never gonna cop a ban for such a minor incident. Looks its down to Powell/Leuluai to "cannonball" him out of the game.

Re: Blake Austin : Tue May 07, 2019 4:15 pm  

IMO he's a grub

Re: Blake Austin : Tue May 07, 2019 5:16 pm  

Man2wolf wrote:

Was never gonna cop a ban for such a minor incident. Looks its down to Powell/Leuluai to "cannonball" him out of the game.

He’s one player who couldn’t really complain if he gets injured via foul play because he’s possibly the dirtiest player in the league from what I’ve seen this year. He’s a fantastic player and he could stay clear of that sort of stuff but maybe it’s what makes him the player he is. He’s got great skill for the size of him and isn’t afraid to mix it.

Re: Blake Austin : Tue May 07, 2019 5:19 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

he’s possibly the dirtiest player in the league from what I’ve seen this year.

Jake Connor?

Re: Blake Austin : Tue May 07, 2019 5:32 pm  

moto748 wrote:

Jake Connor?

Game, set and match. Wish we had them both!

Re: Blake Austin : Tue May 07, 2019 6:03 pm  

moto748 wrote:

Jake Connor?

Connor is a wind up merchant of the highest order but I don’t see him being particularly dirty.